Why do you think the lone surviving slave of laius's party plead with jocasta to leave thebes when he saw oedipus
on the throne,? does this explain why oedipus wants him back (see page 43)?

answer: b

explanation:

because she needs money

(you didn't attach a copy of the poem, but i'm answering as best as i can)

since a simile compares two unlike things using like or as, it kind of gives an item the ability to do something it can't.

example: "the player was like a tiger on the field"

in this sentence, the simile conveys the idea that the player was fast and strong, like a tiger.

16.) true

17.) true

18.) no information in the text

19.) false

20.) no information in the text